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Blacks and Obama
Townhall.com ^ | December 4, 2013 | Walter E. Williams

Posted on 12/04/2013 7:34:10 AM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 12/04/2013 7:34:11 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Obama’s electoral success is truly a remarkable commentary on the goodness of the American people.

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Walter, Walter, Walter. WTF is wrong with you?


2 posted on 12/04/2013 7:37:27 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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I don’t know that future black candidates will be judged based on Obama’s failures.

For example, if a conservative black candidate, such as Allen West, came forward to run for president, the conservatives who dislike Obama would be thrilled with his candidacy. While the liberals who still support Obama would consider an Allen West as an “Uncle Tom”, and not consider him truly black. I think it would all come back to the liberal/conservative split we see. Liberals don’t consider conservative minorities to be true minorities.


3 posted on 12/04/2013 7:40:04 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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Halfrican-American, Walter.

How long before Obama cheerleaders start blaming his White Momma for all the country's ills?

4 posted on 12/04/2013 7:42:17 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Responsibility2nd
There is every indication to suggest that Obama's presidency will be seen as a failure similar to that of Jimmy Carter's.

This is my biggest disagreement with the good professor Williams. BO has bumped Jimbo Carter into third place as worst president in American history . . . and he has another three years to surpass James Buchanan for the top spot.

But he's spot on about BO lacking the skill set of a Jackie Robinson. Hell, he doesn't even have the skill set of an Oscar Gamble. Gamble was a fair pinch-hitter as I recall.

5 posted on 12/04/2013 7:45:40 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I too wonder that. But with so much superficial thinking going on inside the voting booth these days it’s a good possibility especially with the misery index about to explode. People don’t think too deeply these days. I think he will be the last black candidate for a very long time and that’s sad.


6 posted on 12/04/2013 7:47:28 AM PST by SaintDismas
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Successful candidate what I meant to say


7 posted on 12/04/2013 7:48:55 AM PST by SaintDismas
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To: Kaslin

I really started paying attention in 2008 to things re: Obama — more and more came out with not only Rev. Wright but his Communist associations from his youth by way of his mentor Frank Davis. If anyone was a Manchurian Candidate it has been Obama. Why all the secrecy about this guy —and I am leaving out the stuff about the birth cert. -—school records for one thing. If I were to vote for any black person —even if I did it from the perspective of “ok this is the first time a black guy had a good chance of attaining the presidency” — it would have been Colin Powell —even though I wouldn’t agree with him 100%, but he is a man who served his country and is respectable. The only good thing I can say about Obama is that he seems to be a good father. There are many good fathers out there -— but most of them shouldn’t be president. Carter was a good father but a crappy president.


8 posted on 12/04/2013 8:01:08 AM PST by brooklyn dave
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To vote for him once, out of pride, I can forgive. To vote for him TWICE, despite his spectacular failure and ruination and promotion of corruption throughout this land I just can’t understand.

No other explanation except pure racism, endless victimhood, and tribalism.


9 posted on 12/04/2013 8:02:54 AM PST by LibsRJerks
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Well all that secondary stuff is a fruit of pride too.

Egotistical pride.

Yes it is possible to have a pride in degradation... hey at least we’ve shucked off that fuddy duddy old heaven! (So goes the thinking.)

Well pride (egotistical) always did go before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It will eventually punish itself.

The more important thing is for someone to be ready with the gospel when our dear black pity-party, gutter racists finally get the message that this proud degradation is not the way to go. “God BLESS America” instead of damn America.


10 posted on 12/04/2013 8:08:08 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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You said...
“I think he will be the last black candidate for a very long time and that’s sad.”

I told my wife months ago that this must especially be hard for black people. Having the first black president fail so spectacularly must be hard for them to watch. Oh sure, there are the excuses they make, and they will still back him on account of his race, but that still doesn't hide his failures

11 posted on 12/04/2013 8:12:17 AM PST by LMAO ("Begging hands and Bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"...Anthem from Rush)
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Having said the above, how would things be different if a Walter Williams or Thomas Sowell was the first black president?
12 posted on 12/04/2013 8:13:49 AM PST by LMAO ("Begging hands and Bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"...Anthem from Rush)
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Years ago I was naïve enough to think that the first black president WOULD be a conservative.
I didn’t think the left would actually allow a black person in power, as we would, given he had the caliber that Williams referred to.

Of course, I left out the idea of the “cover” that skin color would be for the first Marxist president. He’s able to get most of that agenda through because of this “cover”.


13 posted on 12/04/2013 8:19:01 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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they will not view him as a failure. he will be a success as he was elected twice and pushed through obamacare along with all of the other free goodies.


14 posted on 12/04/2013 8:21:46 AM PST by ealgeone (obama, border)
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To: Vigilanteman

Buchanan? James Buchanan?

I’ll have to study up on what makes Buchanan the worst. IMO, Lyndon Baines Johnson is the worst president ever. And day by day Obama is closer to overtaking him.

But thanks to LBJ we have the Vietnam War debacle, but much worse we have the after effects of his Great Society which still to this day is tearing apart the country.


15 posted on 12/04/2013 8:24:09 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Kaslin
Obama's electoral success is truly a remarkable commentary on the goodness of the American people.

Goodness? Rather the 'wishful thinking' and ignorance (low information) of voters who ignored the facts of his political agenda.

A 2008 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reported "that 17 percent were enthusiastic about Obama being the first African American President, 70 percent were comfortable or indifferent, and 13 percent had reservations or were uncomfortable."

We know it's how the quesstions are asked, but I considered the percentages skewed. More than 17% seemed enthusiastic, more than 13% had reservations.

16 posted on 12/04/2013 8:36:16 AM PST by cotton
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To: Responsibility2nd
You make a reasonable argument for LBJ being the worst president in history, particularly if he was complicit in the JFK assassination.

Why historians pick Buchanan is because of what he did to usher in the Civil War. He weakened the army by sending them west on idiotic missions to war against Indians and Mormons, creating or ramping up hostilities where they were either non-existent or marginal before (with the exception of the Comanchee). He p*ss*d away opportunities to keep southern states in the union which had little appetite for succession (Virginia, North Carolina, east Tennessee). He generally treated the presidency like a plaything to live high on the perks of the office and treat his Nancy Boy as royal family.

17 posted on 12/04/2013 9:01:16 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Kaslin
Most minorities in the US were had by “O” and his pro-minority ‘shtick’.

That's not new... minorities in America (especially Blacks) are routinely diddled by politicians of every class and color.

NOW, at last a minority President in the WH and what does he DO????

He pees in their soup!

For a lot of people...it will be a long time before the ‘minority shtick’ will ever mean a damn thing!!

18 posted on 12/04/2013 9:05:49 AM PST by SMARTY ("The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms." H. Amiel)
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but I'm all too fearful that a future black presidential candidate will find himself carrying the heavy baggage of a failed black president.

Bullshite.

Alan West would not. Dr. Carson would not. There are a great many other people who would not. They would be excoriated as Conservatives first. If that did not work then, and only then, would race be brought into the picture.

19 posted on 12/04/2013 9:19:53 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts ("It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority...")
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To: Responsibility2nd

“...on the goodness of the American people”

Perhaps also wishful thinking, ignorance, etc., but goodness belongs in the list.


20 posted on 12/04/2013 9:33:50 AM PST by cymbeline
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